Register of the Hatcher Family Correspondence, 1855

Processed by Don Walker; machine-readable finding aid created by Don Walker

Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections

University Library, University of the Pacific

Stockton, CA 95211

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Register of the Hatcher Family Correspondence, 1855

Collection number: Mss2.H361

Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections

University Library

University of the Pacific

Contact Information

Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections
University Library, University of the Pacific
Stockton, CA 95211
Phone: (209) 946-2404
Fax: (209) 946-2810
URL: http://www.pacific.edu/Library/Find/Holt-Atherton-Special-Collections.html

Processed by:: Don Walker
Date Completed:: November 1998
Encoded by:: Don Walker

Descriptive Summary

Title: Hatcher Family Correspondence,

Date (inclusive): 1855

Collection number: Mss2.H361

Creator: Harry W. Cassidy

Extent: 0.1 linear ft.

Repository: University of the Pacific. Library. Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections

Stockton, CA 95211

Shelf location: For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the library's online catalog.

Language: English.

Administrative Information

Access

Collection is open for research.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Hatcher Family Correspondence, Mss2.H361, Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections, University of the Pacific Library

Access Points

personal name

Baskin, Catherine

Ward, Almeda

Hatcher, Hiram

Baker, John

Hatcher family -Correspondence

subject

Tennessee -Social conditions

Tennessee -History -Sources

Farmers -Tennessee -Correspondence

Dyer County (Tenn.) -Economic conditions

Weakley County (Tenn.) -Economic conditions

Greene County (Tenn.) -Economic conditons

Biography

Little is known of Wiley Hatcher save that he came from Tennessee, lived in San Francisco during the Gold Rush era and spent some time in Australia during the 1850s.

Scope and Content

The four letters that make up the Hatcher Correspondence were all sent to Wiley W. Hatcher from his brother, sister, cousin and aunt of Dyer, Weakley and Greene counties in Tennessee (1855). The letters include family news and information about economic conditions in Tennessee.

1.1: Catherine Baskin, Albany TN to "Dear Nephew," Feb 24, 1855

1.2: Almeda Ward, Weakly [sic] County TN to "Dear Brother," Feb 28, 1855

1.3: Hiram Hatcher, Weakly [sic] County TN to "Dear Brother," Feb 30 [sic], 1855

1.4: John Baker, Locust Grove TN to "Dear Cousin," March 11, 1855